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People talk a lot about, 'You're a Disney princess! You're Cinderella!' and this and that. But for me, it's all about the fact that I worked with Cate Blanchett and was directed by Kenneth Branagh. That's the 'Cinderella' story for me.

My job is to tell a story, and the decisions about the casting have to be honest.

I loved doing all those costume dramas. I didn't think, 'Ooh I've got to avoid being typecast' - you can't ever be dictated to by what other people think. I just do things because I fancy the parts and the directors.

Cinderella is making her Broadway debut. It's an honor to step into that position and, in that way, I am creating a role because it's never been done on Broadway. I feel so honored.

I'm not Cinderella.

That's the fun part about being a director. You get to say, 'Oh, now that I'm in charge, I can try and cast whoever I want.' They can always say no, but that's okay.

Your audience gives you everything you need. They tell you. There is no director who can direct you like an audience.

As a director, you never think about how an audience would respond. You can think about that, but you will never change what you're going to do.

I don't have a director. The audience directs me.

A director should cast a person who fits into their script.